replace these cuts with other cuts, same level of cuts, same level of deficit spending but give the pentagon, give others much more flexibility to minimize impact, minimize hurt versus maximizing it which is basically the last setup now. ashley: we're out of time. thank you so much. senator vitter thanks for joining us, we appreciate it. >> thanks, ashley. ashley: thank you. tracy: yeah. interesting right, that he and warren are on the same page. ashley: yes. very bipartisan effort there. too big to fail. tracy: still there. ashley: yep. tracy: more solid numbers on u.s. housing. is the recovery for real? s&p's david blitzer who help put together's today's case-shiller report will weigh in next. he doesn't think so. ashley: plus martha stewart's newest legal battles. will she have to rebuild her image again? that story coming up. but first as we do every day at this time, look how oil is trading. market is trading higher but the oil is starting to drop again at $92 a barrel. we'll be right back [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-